Arizona Unit 5A Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 5A2026 draw

24 tags, 1,153 applied, 2% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 17th hardest of 267 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 5A

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Success 3-yr
3015	Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 5A	339 of 1,249 drew	23–45%
3039	Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 5A	197 of 892 drew	42–60%
3066	Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5A	121 of 203 drew	63–77%
3102	Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 5A	25 of 172 drew	0–83%
3131	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5A	145 of 1,128 drew	0–46%
3153	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 5A	48 of 41 drew	14–73%
3175	Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5A	40 of 103 drew	13–43%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025

% success

306648–77%

48%

55%

75%

63%

77%

20212022202320242025

31020–86%

70%

86%

73%

0%

83%

20212022202320242025

31310–62%

62%

0%

46%

22%

20212022202320242025

315314–66%

50%

46%

66%

25%

14%

20212022202320242025

317513–43%

18%

26%

37%

13%

43%

20212022202320242025

301523–45%

39%

45%

23%

32%

2021202220242025

303942–60%

45%

42%

58%

60%

2021202220242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 05a

Bulls / 100 cows 2023

23

Before you apply

Points: “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
Deadline: “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
Tag fee: “Elk Nonpermit-tag $135 $650”
Tag fee: “Elk Hunt Permit-tag $148 $665 $637 (for Youth-Only hunts) $657 (for Youth-Only hunts)”

Rules for 2027.

Season dates · 2026

3015GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
3039GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
3066YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
3102MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
3131ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
3153ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
3175ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Draw odds per hunt
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Unit 5A · 3015

339 of 1,249 drew

Success23–45%

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Arizona Unit 5A:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 5A

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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